Harry Feder, a public-school teacher and attorney who is an expert in performance assessment, is the new Executive Director of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest). Feder previously taught history at the Beacon School in New York City, a member of the New York State Performance Assessment Consortium for which he also did legal work. He was a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University researching the interplay between high schools and citizenship and an Adjunct Professor of Social Studies Teaching at Brooklyn College. In his role as Board Chair of the Coalition of Essential Schools he gained a national perspective on examples and systems of education not based on standardized tests. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and New York University Law School. Feder replaces Bob Schaeffer, who served as FairTest’s Executive Director for the past three years. Schaeffer will resume his prior position as the organization’s Public Education Director. . .
https://fairtest.org/harry-feder-becomes-new-fairtest-executive-director/
National Is Judging Principals by Students’ Test Scores a Mistake?
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/is-judging-principals-by-test-scores-a-mistake/2022/08
Connecticut Test Scores From Students in Poorer Communities Bounced Back More Slowly Post-COVID
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Students-in-wealthy-CT-schools-bounced-back-17398120.php
Illinois Did Major Effort to Close Advanced Placement Racial Gaps Work?
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/illinois-schools-launched-initiatives-to-close-advanced-placement-class-racial-gaps-did-they-work/
Indiana New State Grant Will Fund Test-Prep Tutoring
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/struggling-indiana-4th-5th-graders-can-get-1000-for-tutoring
Massachusetts Raising Grad Test Passing Score Was Move in Wrong Direction
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/raising-mcas-score-requirements-was-a-move-in-the-wrong-direction/
Massachusetts State Board Misused Power in Changing Exit Exam Score Requirement
https://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-education-board-misused-power-by-raising-mcas-requirements/article_0ea746c0-2624-11ed-af93-8b3c149da2be.html
Montana Through-Year Assessment Scheme Includes Six Rounds of Standardized Exams
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/new-short-tests-will-be-administered-in-montana-schools
Pennsylvania Selling Schools MAP Tests and Other Junk at Students’ Expense
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2022/08/27/the-map-test-selling-schools-unnecessary-junk-at-student-expense/
Tennessee Suspension of School Grades Based on Test Scores Extended for Fifth Year
https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2022/8/24/23321095/tennessee-school-letter-grades-delayed-again
Tennessee Sponsor of Third-Grade Reading Retention Law Is Open to Changing Requirement
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/sponsor-of-tn-3rd-grade-retention-law-says-he-is-open-to-making-changes/
Virginia High School Students Do Not Need ACT/SAT Scores to Apply to Most Colleges
https://richmond.com/news/local/education/growing-number-of-virginia-colleges-waiving-sat-and-act-test-requirements/article_571bd02c-2ca2-52dd-9b8e-3c0656adf50e.html
University Admissions ACT/SAT-Optional Policies Work
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2022/08/29/test-optional-admissions-works-opinion
University Admissions Judge Rules That Forced Scan of Student’s Room Before Online Test is Unconstitutional Privacy Violation
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119337956/test-proctoring-room-scans-unconstitutional-cleveland-state-university
Worth Reading What Better Assessments Might Look Like
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhorn/2022/08/24/what-better-school-tests-would-look-like/?sh=66b9d8631702